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Streamlining the process for ag producers
Idaho Ag Today
Streamlining the process for ag producers to apply for various USDA programs.
A Career Built on Better Cotton
Southeast Regional Ag News
The National Cotton Council recognizes Dr. Christopher Saski for sustained contributions to cotton genetics and breeding.
Dietary Guidelines Reaction and Prices Paid Vs Prices Received
The Agribusiness Update
America’s top agricultural groups reacted to the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans issued by the USDA and Department of Health and Human Services, and farmers are facing one of the widest gaps between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it.
PeachyBlue Takes Off and AFBF Annual Meeting
The Agribusiness Update
Eugene's Fall Creek Farm & Nursery’s PeachyBlue blueberry variety has delivered outstanding retail results at Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide, and this week’s American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim included a rare joint appearance of all four leaders of the congressional ag committees.
California Top Wine Grape Producer and Cost of Farming Gap Grows
The Agribusiness Update
Western states produce a lot of wine, but California is the top wine grape-producing State in the Nation, and farmers are facing one of the widest gaps between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it.
Cotton Council Appreciates Bridge Payments and Cost of Farming Gap Grows
The Agribusiness Update
National Cotton Council appreciates payment rates under the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, and farmers are facing one of the widest gaps between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it.
More potato data
Idaho Ag Today
I asked USDA research economist Catharine Weber about the quantity of potatoes consumed by people both in our country and world-wide.
Transparency Dispute Grows as H5N1 Cases Persist in California Dairies
California Ag Today
Advocacy groups sue the state agriculture department over withheld outbreak data while officials report ongoing bird flu quarantines.
Quagga War
Idaho Ag Today
In 2023 an infestation of quagga mussels was found in the Snake River near Twin Falls.
Predators Taking Livestock and Ag Trade Deficit Widens
The Agribusiness Update
A surge of livestock kills, attacks and other conflicts caused by California’s growing predator population has prompted the state’s largest agricultural organization to form a predator working group, and the US agricultural trade deficit widened further in July.
Hurricane Helene Challenges and Ag Trade Deficit Widens
The Agribusiness Update
A new report by the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture reveals the immense challenges Georgia farmers faced in the first 72 hours following Hurricane Helene, and the US agricultural trade deficit widened further in July.
FFA Membership Soars Past One Million Again
Southeast Regional Ag News
With Georgia and Florida among the top states, FFA celebrates 1,042,245 student members nationwide for 2024–25.
Bridging the Cotton Belt: Georgia Grower Gains Fresh Insights on PIE Tour
Southeast Regional Ag News
Carson Cross shares how connecting with cotton producers from across the country brought new ideas and lasting value.
Georgia Grown Farmers Market Map and Farmer Sentiment Weakens
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Ag Commissioner Tyler Harper and Georgia Grown announced the release of the official 2025 Georgia Grown Farmers Market Map, and the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined in July as farmer sentiment continued to weaken.
Quagga update
Idaho Ag Today
Statewide, ISDA’s quagga mussel monitoring program is in full swing.
Farm transitions
Idaho Ag Today
There have been perhaps more farm transitions, passing the operation from one generation to the next, over the last few years.
Low interest loans
Idaho Ag Today
Idaho farmers, ranchers encouraged to apply for low-interest
loans from the Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Read More California Wolf Problems and Ag Trade Deficit Grows
The Agribusiness Update
As California’s wolf population grows, they're pushing the state’s ranchers and rural communities to a breaking point, and the U.S. agricultural trade deficit is widening in 2025, driven by shifting global trade dynamics and rising import demand.